Kaski District Coordination Committee Demands Strengthened Role Through Constitutional Amendment

Pokhara. The District Coordination Committee (DCC) Kaski has demanded that the role of the DCC be made stronger and more effective through constitutional amendment. The Ninth District Assembly has demanded that the path be cleared for the DCC to be effectively mobilized as a bridge between the three tiers of government and as a development coordination and monitoring body. Although the constitution currently ensures this right, it has not been implemented due to the lack of necessary laws. They demand that questions raised about the existence and relevance of the DCC be addressed through the constitution. DCC Kaski Chief Liladhar Poudel demanded that the DCC be developed as a planning and development coordination center and a dispute resolution mechanism. The assembly has sent some demands to the federal government through constitutional amendment to further strengthen the DCC. Emphasis has been placed on making the role, duties, and scope of the DCC clearer and more effective by reviewing the Government of Nepal's work expansion report. Similarly, it has been demanded that the representation of the Federation of District Coordination Committees be made mandatory when reviewing the work expansion report, and that the DCC be established with legal basis as a planning and development coordination center and a dispute resolution mechanism. The assembly also decided to make the role of the DCC more responsible for systematically monitoring and evaluating plans within the district and to establish a District Statistics and Information Center for the management of district-wide data and information. It has been demanded that a main contact office be arranged at the DCC for discussions and information flow to the members of the Federal Parliament regarding the development construction problems of the district. Similarly, Chief Poudel informed that a demand has been made to arrange in the constitution to give the DCC the authority to build a corruption-free society, promote good governance, and conduct public hearings and social audits of large projects. The assembly expressed regret, stating that the coordinating role of the DCC is being continuously weakened or representatives are being discouraged.